I should charge...
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- Self_Induced
how much for an intro like this one?
http://www.philipkoether.com/Been out of the freelance racket for a while, just wondering what you would charge for something like this?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
- Self_Induced0
Anyone...?
- Jnr_Madison0
It's very short and wouldn't take long so not that much.
- Self_Induced0
$500?
- Jnr_Madison0
That's about £300 which is more that I would charge but hey if you can get that...
- ********0
i'd say between 1k and 1500, if it is really only the intro.
but that is just a wild guess.
how many briefings have you been through? was there a ready concept? etc. etc.
- ********0
there's so many things i could ask:
did you need to buy a font?
did you need to buy sound fx?etc.
- Self_Induced0
Well, I'm in the states and the client is in London, so I'm really not sure what to charge, what is considered expensive for this sort of project over there, etc.
In the end it will all come down to the pace at which I work I guess...
- ********0
I'm with 4cY. I would say about 1.5K. Not 3K heheeh ehe ;)
- Mick0
The sit eyou showed us is an intro--become-site... so it's hard to say. What I mean is that it looks like the site was designed, then the intro to suit - in which case it may have taken 5 hours to do the intro. But without having the structure/design of the site it may take 20 hours.
What exactly are you asked to quote on?
- abizzyman0
agree w/jazx & 4cy - 1.5 max...
... but this intro also integrates with the full site - the final interface etc... so there's alot to think about - along with buying fonts etc. etc.I sit down with the client and really feel them out.
- Jnr_Madison0
That makes me sound like a cheap ass (which I'm not btw, just ask my last client...he he). I wasn't including the price of any fonts, images, sounds etc. as I pass them on to the client anyway.
I thought you meant the time it would take to complete the flash work and illustration (with a concept agreed). If you're starting from scratch developing the idea and having to source the content then of course this would be much, much more expensive.
- Self_Induced0
Well, I think they will provide any necessary fonts, there is no music, and the final site will be static, so the intro will not integrate into the site.
The client is across the pond in london, so it's tough to really feel them out, and I feel like a prick if I come right out and ask them what their budget is...
Anyone from England care to discuss what pricing would be like over there for something like this project?
- Self_Induced0
Okay, just sent out the email asking for $1k, possibly negotiable if necessary.
- honda0
1000-1500 is too expensive for an intro like that. then again...
seriously. but, it goes to what you said about time. if you feel you can do it in a short amount of time then i would agree with pricing. nothing worse than charging a lot and taking forever to do it.
they may come back later for more if it turns out pretty good and the price was right. then you could get a little more out of it the next go around.
i mean, really, think about it...1000 for a fade in? hm. i dunno. but its just an opinion. i think asking for 1k and leaving that open for discussion is good. just make sure you know what your bottom line is.
props.
- iDp0
I'd say that you did the right thing. 1k sounds perfect for that job. It is just a lot of masking and fade...total work time of maybe at most 7 hours depending on the detail of the line art. Then figure in the time you spend dealing with the client on concept and implemetation. 1k is a professional, upstanding price for this intro. Just make sure it's pretty ; )
- Self_Induced0
Okay, never mind you guys...
He came back to me and said that he has another guy in Canada that will go $125, but he's giving me dibs on it at $200 because he thinks I'm the better designer between us.
Okay, if I agree to this, I will spend no more than 5 hours on this, tops. Hmmmm....
- mrdobolina0
he's low balling you to get you to come down in price... if you need the 2 hondo that bad, take it and dont spend more than 5 hours on it. if you can pass it up, tell him you get what you pay for and bid him farewell.
- meok0
1000$ for that? Damn, so that's like 300$ per hour. wow.
- Self_Induced0
Sorry meok, I guess I am slow.
- honda0
self, tell him 500 and thats it. only because he knows you are the better designer. i've seen your work and i would gladly pay that much if i knew you could do it and turn it around hella fast.
you pay for cheap, you get cheap. tell him, because it is the first time you will be working with him , you are willing to work around his budget, but can't sacrifice your time and talent too much.
if he agrees, do everything you can to turn it around as fast as possible and get him a top notch product in no time. then he will understand and agree with what you want to charge and why you can do it better than the rest.
good luck.